Nico POV
She stared at me with her blue eyes, and the brilliance that used to sparkle within those irises were back. "How?" she whispered softly.
I stopped right in front of her, my gaze never leaving hers. "Because I was there. I had that same need inside me once."
Her eyes searched mine, her mouth parted slightly. "Nikolai. You needed revenge for Nikolai death."
I didn't reply. I didn't have to. The answer was already there, filling the space between us like thick smoke.
She slanted her head to the side, her beautiful streaks of golden hair falling around her shoulder. "You needed revenge for your brother's death, and that's why you had me kidnapped. That's why you plotted against my family because it was the only way you could break through the wall of grief. Grief that had the power to destroy you."
